The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-12-24
News of the Week.

The electric light station at West Chester,
Chester County, Penna., was demolished last
week by the explosion of boiler. Five
persons were killed.
Thomas Brewer held two sticks of dyua-
mite in one hand in the Lake Angelina
and lighted his pipe with the other hand. An
explosion followed, and he was blown to
pieces.
- S. p Rounds, editor and principal pre- pri-
etor of the Omaha Republican, died on Sat
urday evening at his home in Omaha, Heb.
He went to Omaha from Washington, alter
resigning the position of Public Printer,
which he held for four years.
The poet Whittier celebrated his S0th
birthday last Saturday, at his home in Daa-
vers, Mass. He received letters and kilograms
| from all parts Of the country, and visits from
the Governor and Lieat- Governor of the
State and other prominent citizens.
d. J. Rosser, prosperous merchant Of
Cleveland, Mississippi, % years old, was
boarding train at Leland on Saturday, when
his pistol fell out of his pocket and was dis
charged. The bullet struck Rosser in the
breast and caused his death in a short time.
A dispatch from San francisco says Claus
Spreckles has accepted site of 80 acres at
| Watsonville for $500, 900 beet sugar factory
and will build at once. He will also, it is
stated, build similar works in other parts of
the State, and has made large contracts with
farmers for beets.
A special dispatch from Cove, Arkansas,
reports that a violent wind storm visited
Armstrong Academy and adjacent villages in
the Indian Territory, on Saturday morning,
! causing great destruction of property and, so
far as is known, a. loss of six lives. Three
persons were badly injured.
While all hands in S. NJ Winchester's saw
mill, in Tilton, Georgia, were around the
furnace doors warming themselves on Mon
day, the boiler exploded. Ellison Hembre,
James Walker, William Tennaman, Edward
1 Hogan and A. Hawkins (the last two colored)
were killed. A boy was severely injured.
| In the Tombs Police Court in New York
on Saturday Justice Kilbreth dismissed the
/ complaint against Henry s. Ives and discharged
him. Neither Mr.. Dexter, the complainant,
nor his counsel was in court. Mr.. Ives says
he will at once commence proceedings against
| Mr.. Dexter, claiming 100000 for malicious
prosecution.
Mrs Florence R. Snow, alias Hill, of
WATERFOWL, Massachusetts, was held in $1,000
bail by the United States Commissioner at
Boston, on Saturday. 1t is charged that she
has been drawing pension as the widow of
Charles II. Snow at the rate of $12 per month
since 1858, when she has been the wife of
Amos H. Hill since 1866.
Joseph W. Lachen, 10 years old, who pas
sed civil service examination, and was as
signed to duty in the special delivery depart
ment of the New York Postoffiee, was arrest
| ed on Saturday for embezzlement. When taken
into custody twenty seven special delivery
letters were found In hispockets, The letters
represented sums varying from $40 to SloG
He confessed his guilt.
| S. S. Crandell, formerly lawyer and real
estate broker in Troy, New York, on Monday
shot his wife, his mother.n-law, Mrs. S. S.
Stone, his stepdaughter, Julia BuckleF, and
himself at their home in Ballston Spa. All
are dead but the wife, and she is dying. The
parties had controversy over money matters.
| CrandalPs wife was the divorced wife of his
former partner, Buckley.
| A dispatch from Ell Dorado, Kansas, says
| that from certain gentlemen who are well
! posted, it is learned that there is being secret
! ly organized scheme to make raid on
Oklahoma in the early spring. The move
ment extends over two or three States
They say that l00, 900 men will go into the
territory az given date, and that the Govern
ment has not enough troops to keep them
| out.
| The fend between the Adams and Caswell
factions in Rock Castle comfy, Kentucky,
| has broken out afresh. On the night Of
Sunday, the 1lth inst, after church services,
Frank Adams was killed by one of the Cas-
wells. Since then Frank Haslon, James
Lunsford, James Townsend, Thomas Jackson
and two others, names unknown, have been
killed, while many others have been wounded
and several houses have been burned.
The Chief of Police of Knoxville, Ten
nessee, on Monday found bonds to the amount
/ e do. a. 6 l.
recently occupied by the burglars who were
captured last week. The bonds are part Of
the SIS, 900 stolen in Tompkinsville, Ken
/ lucky, few weeks ago. One of the i've
4 burglars made a confession and told where
his share of the booty could be found. Fonr
of The five are named Reeves, and their
mother is now under arrest in Knoxville.
| A telegram from Ottawa, Ontario, says
/ Hon. John Ellis, member of the Dominion,
| Parliament, has announced his intention of
coming out squarely as an advocate of annex
alton to the United States. Ia an editorial
in his own paper Mr.. Ellis invites Mr.. Cham
! berlain's attention to annexation as being the
simplest way of settling the fishery trouble,
and says both countries would be strengthened
by the Union. In view of the apparent
collapse of the Fishery Commission, several
other members of Parliament, including Hon.
A. G. Jones, of Halifax, it is understood,
Will CO1De Oub Opcuty uuTluR lne coming SeS-
sion, not only in favor of Commercial Union,
but in advocacy of annexation to the United
States.
In the town of Washington, fifty miles west
of st. Louis, John Divorick and Gus and
Eddie Sehoengardt, boys, were arrested for
petit larceny a few days ago. They were
found guilty, and justice Hogenbusch agreed
to let them off with a nominal fine providing
the parents would publicly fog them in the
Court House square. The fathers agreed,
and on last Friday about one thousand per-
sons assembled and saw the punishment in
flicted. All the schools took a recess, and the
children were invited to be present and profit
by the moral example. The children were
marshaled by their teachers. The yels of
two of the culprits'could be heard two blocks
away.
William W. Jordon, faith doctor doubt
less insane, has been practicing in Selma,
Alabama, for about year. He arranged
for passover feast at the house of two negro
women in the outskirts of the city, Sunday
morning, and told them that sacrifice was
necessary. Frances Driver said she was
willing to offer herself as a sacrifice and laid
her head on the table. Jordon thereupon
took sword and struck her several blows on
the neck and stabbed her a number of times, |
killing her instantly. The body was then !
dragged on; into the street by the two other /
women. A white woman witnessed the affair
and gave the alarm. After a struggle Jordon |
was overpowered and lodged in Jail. The |
two woman present at the feast were also
arrested.
E. G.. Gordon, President of the Decatur
Land Improvement and Furnace Company,
of Decatur, Alabama, and A. Hegewisch, |
President of the United States Rolling Stock |
Company, have executed contract for the
immediate removal of the plant of the latter |
company from Urbana, Ohio, to Decatur. The |
company, it is estimated, will employ over
1000 men in the manufacture of railway cars
for Supplying Southern railroads. The United
States Rolling Stock Company also agree to
establish general repair shops at Decatur for
the 1000 cars it is now leasing to different
railroads. 1t is also contemplated that by |
the terms of the contract just executed
mandatory Of railway supplies. including !
switches, frogs, nuts and bolts, will be estab-
lished at Decatur by the United States Roll
ing Stock Company.
An order was issued last week by Secre-